House File 2238 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2238 BY WINDSCHITL A BILL FOR An Act requiring the issuance of a special any sex deer hunting 1 license to certain nonresident minors who are relatives of 2 residents. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5875YH (2) 83 av/sc

H.F. 2238 Section 1. Section 483A.24, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. The commission shall issue a special 3 any sex deer hunting license to a nonresident of the state 4 under eighteen years of age that is purchased by a resident who 5 is a close relative of the minor and is otherwise qualified to 6 hunt, has a hunting license and a deer hunting license, and 7 will accompany the minor while hunting. 8 a. The deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this 9 subsection shall be in addition to the number of nonresident 10 deer hunting licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8. 11 b. A nonresident minor who receives a special deer hunting 12 license pursuant to this subsection shall also purchase 13 a hunting license, pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay 14 a one dollar fee for each license, that shall be used and 15 is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population 16 management, including assisting with the cost of processing 17 deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered 18 by the commission. The fee for a hunting license and a deer 19 hunting license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be the 20 same as for a resident who is under eighteen years of age. 21 c. The deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this 22 subsection are valid in all zones open to deer hunting and 23 shall be available for issuance and use during any deer hunting 24 season. 25 d. A nonresident minor who is issued a license pursuant to 26 this subsection is not required to complete the hunter safety 27 and ethics education course, but the resident who accompanies 28 the minor must be within arm’s reach of the nonresident minor 29 at all times while hunting. 30 e. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for 31 the administration of this subsection. 32 f. For the purposes of this subsection, a nonresident minor 33 is a “close relative” of a resident if the nonresident minor is 34 a lineal descendent of the resident or the resident’s spouse, a 35 -1- LSB 5875YH (2) 83 av/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 2238 child of a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse, or 1 a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse. 2 EXPLANATION 3 This bill requires the natural resource commission to issue 4 a special any sex deer hunting license to a nonresident under 5 18 years of age for purchase by a resident who is a close 6 relative of the minor and is otherwise qualified to hunt, has 7 a hunting and a deer hunting license, and will accompany the 8 minor while hunting. 9 The special deer hunting licenses are in addition to those 10 available to nonresidents under Code section 483A.8. A person 11 who is issued the special license must also purchase a hunting 12 license, and pay the wildlife habitat and deer herd population 13 management fees. The cost of the licenses is the same as for 14 minor resident hunters. The special licenses are valid in all 15 zones open to deer hunting and are available for issuance and 16 use during any deer hunting season. 17 A nonresident minor who obtains one of the licenses is not 18 required to complete the hunter safety and ethics education 19 course but the resident who accompanies the minor must be 20 within arm’s reach of the minor at all times while hunting. 21 The commission is required to adopt rules to administer the 22 subsection. 23 For the purposes of the subsection, a nonresident minor 24 is a “close relative” of a resident if the minor is a lineal 25 descendent of the resident or the resident’s spouse, a child 26 of a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse, or a 27 sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse. 28 -2- LSB 5875YH (2) 83 av/sc 2/ 2